ODOT Bid results from November 8, 2018: ODOT bid results from November 1, 2018 for a project on I-5 south of Roseburg at Roberts Creek. To help ease congestion and improve safety on Interstate 5 at Roberts Mountain, the Oregon Department of Transportation will construct a climbing lane on both approaches to the pass: southbound […]
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Reed’s Crossing Drone Update 20181010
Check out the drone footage which shows the progress of construction for the South Hillsboro and Reed’s Crossing project. Follow this link for a great youtube video provided by Brian Merrit highlighting Newland Communities. […]
OSU Construction Engineering Management BBQ
Kerr Contractors hosted a BBQ in front of Apperson Hall, home of Construction Engineering Management Program at Oregon State University. Met with students interested in heavy civil construction and talked about our upcoming speaker meeting at Apperson Hall on November 20th and about full time and summer time job opportunities. A perfect day in the […]
August 2018 Issue of Pacific Builder & Engineer
Kerr Contractors is featured in the August 2018 issue of the Pacific Builder and Engineer. The article features an in depth review of how Kerr Contractors is extending the applications for GPS machine controls. GPS machine controls offer the operator improved accuracy and increased production. Beyond the traditional use of GPS machine controls for dozer […]
Byrom Elementary School Eagle Scout Project
Mason Lewallen from Boy Scout Troop 530 began a project to add pavers around some raised garden beds at Byrom Elementary School in Tualatin, Oregon. Kerr Contractors was happy to support this energetic group of scouts to help Mason work towards his Eagle Scout. Kerr provided an excavator and dump truck to excavate around the […]
NUCA Equipment Rodeo
NUCA held an equipment rodeo on July 22nd at the Canby Fairgrounds. This was a regular event up to 2008. This year’s event restarted this tradition of having a fun and family event. Besides the opportunities for operators of all skill levels to test their prowess against the competition, there was food as well as […]
June & July 2018 Bid Activity
During the month of June, Kerr Contractors was low bidder on three projects: Fenton Avenue for Clackamas County in Molalla, Oregon $698,465 Airport Parking Lot for the Dept. of Admin. Services in Salem, Oregon $1,503,079 Reed’s Crossing Apartment for Holland Construction in Hillsboro, Oregon >$5M So far in July, Kerr Contractors was low bidder on […]
30 Year Celebration
Kerr Contractors is celebrating 30 years of heavy civil construction. From humble beginnings in 1988, we have grown into one of the Northwest’s largestest heavy civil contractors. On June 9th, we were blessed with good weather as we celebrated this milestone at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville. Employees and their families joined […]
South Hillsboro Drone Update
Check out the drone footage which shows the current status of the South Hillsboro and Reed’s Crossing project. Follow this link for a great youtube video Drone Update. Lots of progress over the last several months. Great job by the project Team lead by Kacy Carter and Scott Nelson. […]
Hillsboro School District New Parking Lots
Cornerstone Management Group has awarded three projects to reconstruct the existing school parking lots to offer greater safety for Parent’s and buses picking up and dropping off students. The three schools include Eastwood Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School and Ladd Acres Elementary School. Work will proceed as soon as school breaks for summer and be […]